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iamveryconfused12
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4 years ago
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Phishing email attempt or real email?

Hi there - I couldnt find anywhere to contact support but I had something sent to me via Dropbox. Never had anything sent before so I wasn't sure if this was a phishing attempt.   Thanks!...
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  • Rich's avatar
    4 years ago

    iamveryconfused12 wrote:

    ... I had something sent to me via Dropbox. Never had anything sent before so I wasn't sure if this was a phishing attempt.


    It could be a fake phishing email with a spoofed sender address (very easy to do) or (most likely) it could be a phishing attempt that's just using Dropbox as the transfer service. If you don't know who sent it and don't trust it, don't open it. Forward it to abuse@dropbox.com.

     

    I get crap like this all the time through Gmail/Drive and I just ignore it. If it's legitimate and important, the person sending it will most likely contact you.

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